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Roach-Freeman Duo. They performed as part of the
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She was called a "bundle of sunshine" guaranteed to "chase the shadows from the face of the sourest of the sour." Her exuberant comedic talents were held to be especially welcome during wartime. By April 1918 she was partnered with fellow
Killarney Girls alumna Ruth Freeman in a two-woman act, the
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Killarney Girls, a touring group presenting Irish songs and dances. As head of the six-person Ada Roach and Company from 1915 to 1917, she starred in Charles F. Horner's
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Trippeer. She performed on radio in 1927, as a humorist, storyteller, and impersonator, on
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The Ada Roach
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American musical comedy actress and entertainer on the
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